Skeletal remains found in Mukamaalai

[TamilNet, Friday, 27 July 2007, 03:34 GMT]Skeletal remains found Thursday near a deserted Sri Lanka Army (SLA) checkpoint close to Mukamaalai Forward Defence Lines (FDLs) are suspected to belong to an SLA soldier feared disappeared after the breakout of violence between the Liberation Tigers and the SLA on 11 August, sources close to Kodikaamam Police said.

Kodikaamam Police recovered the remains after receiving information from the SLA soldiers who stumbled upon the remains.

Kodikaamam Police recovered the remains and have sought SLA assistance in identifying the remains, sources said.